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Anthony Horowitz

ANTHONY HOROWITZ

  (1955 - )
Nationality:    British
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Literary Agent:    United Agents  represented by Nicki Stoddart

Anthony Horowitz, OBE (born 5 April 1955) has written over 40 books including the bestselling teen spy series Alex Rider, which he adapted into a movie that was released worldwide in 2006. The Alex Rider series is estimated to have sold 19 million copies worldwide. His highly anticipated novel, Oblivion, the epic conclusion to the Power of Five series, was published in October 2012. Anthony is also an acclaimed writer for adults and was commissioned by the Conan Doyle Estate and Orion Books to write two new Sherlock Holmes novels. The House of Silk was published in November 2011 and was internationally lauded as the top title of the autumn. The sequel, Moriarty, was published in October 2014 with similar success. Most recently he was commissioned by the Ian Fleming Estate to write the James Bond novel Trigger Mortis, which will be published on 8th September 2015. Anthony is responsible for creating and writing some of the UK's most beloved and successful television series, producing the first seven episodes (and the title) of Midsomer Murders. He is the writer and creator of award-winning drama series Foyle's War, which was the Winner of the Lew Grade Audience award for BAFTA. DCS Foyle was voted the nation's favourite detective in 2011. Anthony has also written other original complex dramas for ITV, particularly thrillers. Collision, a major five part "state of the nation" piece was transmitted on ITV1 in November 2009 to seven million viewers a night. He followed this with the equally successful legal thriller Injustice, also for ITV 1 - transmitted in June 2011. Foyle's War returned in March 2013 as a Cold War thriller and was greeted with such critical acclaim and demands for more that he wrote one final series, bringing the show to an end in January 2015. Anthony is on the board of the Old Vic Theatre. He regularly contributes to a wide variety of national newspapers and magazines on subjects ranging from politics to education and currently has a travel column in The Telegraph. He has been a patron to East Anglia Children's Hospices and the anti-bullying charity, Kidscape, since 2008. Anthony was awarded an OBE for his services to literature in January 2014.

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below is a list of Anthony Horowitz's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

         5,000 Fingers of Dr T         Dinner with Saddam         Falcon's Malteser, The         Handbag, A         Mindgame

5,000 Fingers of Dr T

Synopsis:
5,000 Fingers of Dr. T tells of a young boy who grudgingly takes piano lessons from Dr. Terwilliker. The youth fantasizes that the evil Dr. T "enlists 500 children to play the concerto he's written on the world's biggest piano," said Scardino. "Dr. T enrolls them in a huge music institute, and the boy tries to defeat his evil plan." In a subplot, "the boy's mom is single parent, and Dr. T. tries to romance his mother. But it's the friendly plumber from next door who's the hero who ends up with the mother and the boy." - See more at: http://www.playbill.com/news/article/bway-bound-5000-fingers-of-dr.-t-flexing-in-pre-production1-97426#sthash.0bl2AEyR.dpuf

Notes:
Adapted from a story by Dr Seuss (Brian Brolly). book by Anthony Horowitz, music and lyrics by Glen Roven

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ROSC Holdings

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adaptation

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Dinner with Saddam

Synopsis:
So what happens when Saddam Hussein turns up on your doorstep and announces he is staying for dinner? Political and personal issues are top of the menu, but behind the kitchen door something else far more sinister is cooking...

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Falcon's Malteser, The

Synopsis:
The Falcon's Malteser is an hilarious family show following the adventures of hopelessly inept private detective Tim Diamond and his sharp witted brother Nick. The plot sees the Diamond Brothers Detective Agency on a thrilling case to discover just what is so important about the box of Maltesers. Using puppetry, slapstick and a cast of just four playing multiple roles, this is a great night out for all the family!

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New Old Friends

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Genre:
comedy

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Handbag, A

Handbag, A
a group of young people are rehearsing the Importance of Being earnest but, as they attempt to perform a play which is alien to them, it becomes apparent that their surroundings are not normal. Gradually, as tensions mount, squabbles ensue and each young person's story starts to emerge, the location is found to be an institution - reinforced by the final grim, chilling echoes of doors slamming and being locked.

Notes:
part of local heats of the National theatre's New Connections festival of new, short plays performed by schools And youth groups

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Organisations:
Chorlton High School and Little actors Youth Theatre

1st Published:
Samuel French, London >>>   978-0573052576

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Genre:
Short play

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Male:  4            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Mindgame

Synopsis:
a puzzle-box of a play. a thriller that actually manages to thrill. and a very dark comedy that twists and spirals towards a completely unexpected ending. This is one play where seeing isn't quite believing and reading the text is the only way to uncover all the clues.

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Genre:
Drama Mystery Mystery

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  -

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